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Re: Design input on bug 1045511

 

Ok Daniel, we will.

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I'm +1 on using Tango and revisiting this layer if someone thinks it's
> actually really important.
>
> I'm -1 on spending a lot if time on some kind of complicated profile
> switching mechanism. It's just not worth it here, IMHO.
>
> Best Regards,
> Daniel Foré
>
> El sep 11, 2012, a las 5:31 a.m., David Gomes <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> escribió:
>
> The tools are already here. Just open dconf-editor and you can easily
> change the palette scheme of the terminal.
>
> *Right now*, we want to focus on making pantheon-terminal ready so that
> we can release Luna. The Gnome Terminal scheme is pretty good and our
> designers don't really have the time to work on a brand new color scheme.
> Voldyman suggested we use Tango. Tango looks good.
>
> Also, I think we're overestimating the importance of the terminal color
> scheme...
>
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Darcy Brás da Silva <
> dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Sorry but I completely disagree. This also would mean that later down
>> the road if we decide to change visual schemes on the project the tools
>> were already there.
>> Also the whole point of Elementary is Bring a new User Experience (the
>> way I see it at least)... Else why would we create pantheon-terminal...
>> Sticking to a tested tool like gnome-terminal would have been a wiser
>> choice if the point is to _have_ what people are _used__to__ ....
>>
>> On Tue, 2012-09-11 at 13:00 +0100, David Gomes wrote:
>> > That sounds way too complex when compared to just using Gnome's scheme
>> > (to the which people are used).
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Darcy Brás da Silva
>> > <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >         Yes, definitely it does look pretty bad... So, ideas for the
>> >         fix... What
>> >         about some kind of filter on issued commands, that way each
>> >         app could
>> >         *temporarily* change it's color scheme and we could keep our
>> >         current
>> >         theme, and just _fix and maybe even improve those that fail
>> >         miserably ...
>> >         I know some work would be required, but in overall i don't
>> >         think would
>> >         be extremely difficult. It would be a matter of keeping a list
>> >         of known
>> >         names (exceptions like aptitude) and check the argument that
>> >         is going to
>> >         be executed... How does that sound to you guys ?
>> >
>> >         On Tue, 2012-09-11 at 12:19 +0100, David Gomes wrote:
>> >         > https://launchpadlibrarian.net/115431046/screenshot.png
>> >         >
>> >         > The bug report just posted that picture, it looks pretty
>> >         bad.
>> >         >
>> >         > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM, dkotrada
>> >         <dkotrada@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >         >         +1
>> >         >
>> >         >         2012/9/10 Darcy Brás da Silva
>> >         <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> >         >         > I think we should first look at some kind of print
>> >         screen,
>> >         >         because the
>> >         >         > current color scheme is most likely the best
>> >         'default' I
>> >         >         have found. And
>> >         >         > note that I program with emacs -nw mode, so
>> >         readability is
>> >         >         definitely a
>> >         >         > concern to me.
>> >         >         > PS: some packages can be installed that alter the
>> >         color
>> >         >         scheme of
>> >         >         > certain programs, not quite sure if there isn't
>> >         something
>> >         >         like that on
>> >         >         > the system were the bug was detected.
>> >         >         >
>> >         >         > On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 15:07 +0100, David Gomes
>> >         wrote:
>> >         >         >> I need some design input on this bug:
>> >         >         >>
>> >         https://bugs.launchpad.net/pantheon-terminal/+bug/1045511
>> >         >         >>
>> >         >         >> If our color scheme is not working alright, we
>> >         need to use
>> >         >         Gnome
>> >         >         >> Terminal's color scheme, and if we do need to
>> >         change the
>> >         >         color scheme,
>> >         >         >> I think it should be done in time for Luna, hence
>> >         I'm
>> >         >         asking for your
>> >         >         >> help guys.
>> >         >         >>
>> >         >         >> Thanks,
>> >         >         >> David (Munchor)
>> >         >         >
>> >         >         > --
>> >         >         > Darcy Brás da Silva <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >         >         >
>> >         >
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>> >         --
>> >         Darcy Brás da Silva <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> >
>>
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>> Darcy Brás da Silva <dardevelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
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